Vuma’s pressing play: Are games better than shows?
In 2023, competitive gaming and spending hours binge-watching a series are some of the most fun anyone can have with an internet connection. Both are wildly popular, and both transport people to weird and wacky locations where anything is possible, but which is better?
Game On
In May this year, the latest edition of the iconic Legend of Zelda game series sold 10 million copies in just three days. To put that into perspective, Drake’s latest album For All The Dogs sold the equivalent of 402 000 albums in its first week and is one of the best performing releases of 2023. Clearly, gaming is one of the biggest entertainment industries in the world and it’s easy to see why.
Gaming puts individuals in the driver’s seat, letting them shape the story, test their reflexes, and lets them compete against their friends. It’s an interactive adventure that’s hard to beat and that keeps problem-solving skills sharp. What’s more, gaming can happen anywhere. Whether a person is in a taxi playing a mobile game on their way home, or sitting down in front of a console, all they need is a fast reliable fibre internet connection, and they’ll be able to spend hours immersed in colourful worlds.
Sensational series
Few things are more exciting than hopping in the group chat with friends and doing a blow by blow debrief on the latest popular series. Whether it’s Shaka iLembe, the latest season of Love is Blind or the Succession season finale, series have the power to shift pop culture. It has become so popular that by 2026, there will be more than 15 million streaming service users on the African continent alone.
What makes series so fun is their ability to tell epic stories and remind people how creative writers can be. From Arya Stark to Jack Mabaso, the characters become companions, enemies, best friends, and secret crushes. This includes cheering their triumphs, mourning their losses, and screaming when they get killed off in the show.
The best of both worlds
Forcing individuals to pick one over the other is so 2017. If family members want to enjoy the thrills of gaming and the intensity of a good series, all they need is a fast uncapped fibre internet connection. As the nation’s largest fibre network operator, with uncapped line speeds of up to 1 Gbps, one can stream and game without any interruptions with Vuma.
Both series and gaming have helped reshape the world for the better. So, whether it’s the immersive worlds of series or the hands-on excitement of gaming, the real fun starts when a person is connected to what speaks to them, which is uncapped fibre internet.
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